Pilar Lopez Apiado lost her job as a North Shore University Hospital lab technician after a post-operative patient was given a transfusion with blood from the hospital's general blood bank supply.
(Apparently, the patient had deposited some of her own blood to be used for the procedure.)
Apiado later sued claiming she was fired because of her age and race.
When the Nassau County Supreme Court granted the hospital's request to dismiss the case, Apiado appealed to the Appellate Division, Second Department, which thought that the employer had shown that the technician was terminated for "legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons."
Talk about bad blood!
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Apiado v. North Shore Univ.& Hospital